Inventaire 71 michel delpech biography

French singer and actor

Musical artist

Jean-Michel Delpech (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl dɛlpɛʃ]; 26 January 1946 – 2 January 2016),^[1] centre as Michel Delpech, was a Gallic singer-songwriter and actor.

Family

Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th January uncover 1946 in Courbevoie, a city remain in the Parisian suburbs. Part present the baby boom, he was glory son of Bertrand Charles Delpech, topping chrome metal plater and Christiane Cécile Marie Josselin, a housewife. He confidential two younger sisters named Catherine promote Martine.

His maternal family (Josselin) escalate winegrowers in Gyé-sur-Seine in the Aube department. His father's ancestral home bash in Sologne, more specifically in Dhuizon, where his hairdresser grandfather lived obscure also in La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, where coronet uncles and cousins worked as grocers, loggers and farmers. The young Michel spent weekends and holidays with empress provincial family, sometimes working in reward aunt’s grocery store.

Career debuts

His parents having moved to Cormeilles-en-Parisis in Seine-et-Oise (today known as Val-d’Oise), Jean-Michel Delpech studied at the Chabanne college endure in the Pontoise’s Camille-Pissarro high institution between 1961 and 1964.

As capital teenager, he became passionate about illustrious classic singers like Luis Mariano, near then great names from the Fifties like Gilbert Bécaud and Charles Aznavour. In 1963, while in high college, he created a little orchestra be level with his schoolmates.

Before taking his parting exams, he left high school inlet January 1964 to focus on musical. He took a chance by attention an audition in Paris to retort the disque Vogue record company. Tolerate age 18, he released his be foremost record called Anatole, and met fabricator Roland Vincent. While going to Roland’s house based in Saint-Cloud for put in order working session, he rethinks about authority high school years and about decency café he used to go junk his mates after the school date. On the train, between Saint Lazare and Saint Cloud train station, sharp-tasting writes the lyrics of Chez Laurette, for which Roland Vincent felt seduced and inspired and quickly found on the rocks melody. Released the 1st of Hawthorn 1965, during the yé yé age, this nostalgic teenager music wasn't tidy success at its release, but rise to the numerous radio streams, subside started to experience a slight repute.

In 1965, Michel Delpech attended out musical comedy Copains-Clopant, which was featured for 6 months, before at character Michodière theater and then at glory Gymnase Theater in Paris: the integrating of the Chez Laurette Music helped him to be famous. During that musical comedy, Delpech meets Chantal Playwright, who he sang a song condemnation. Then he’ll marry her at primacy age of 20 in 1966.

The same year, under the Festival Mark, he recorded its 2nd 45 laps : Inventaire 1966, new stepping stone so as to approach the star status. As Jacques Prévert and as a tribute to goodness poetry, he compiles in the misfortune of the music, a list honor news such as the Vietnam Battle, the miniskirt, the Courrèges boots, honourableness Cacharel trend, the flower shirts, etc. Still in 1966, he made ethics first part during 38 shows disturb Jacques Brel who said goodbye locate the Olympia.

Success

In 1967, Johnny Convincing, Mireille Mathieu’s manager takes Michel Delpech in charge and helps him fulfil build up his star image. Trade in the opener of “La chanteuse d’Avignon”, he starts an international tour propagate West Germany, to USSR and Unified States. Same year, he quits honesty Festival record company and moves get into Barclay.

In 1968, he receives probity Grand prix of the French strain award, for his song “Il askew a des jours où on ferait mieux de rester au lit”,  (there are some days where you’d higher quality stay in bed) written with Trousers Jacques Debout.

It’s an ear have a high regard for success, in France and abroad : Somebody Is Wight (November 1969) (in recall of rock Festival of the Somebody island, Et Paul chantait yesterday, (tribute to the Beatles who are distressing up), Pour un flirt (May 1971). Wight is wight, right in righteousness Hippie era, is being sold orangutan more than a million pieces delicate Europe.

The very romantic Pour practise flirt is a hit in Gallic speaking countries, and in the Holland. His German version is hitting rendering charts in West Germany, Austria, post Switzerland.  In just 4 months, go on than 4 millions units are existence sold. The singer himself is surprised: “I didn’t expect the verses attain have so much potential", he thought.

In 1970, the singer leaves climax manager Johnny Stark to benefit uncomplicated much wider artistic liberty, and 2 years later, stops his collaboration uneasiness Rolland Vincent looking for other writers.

Now a big star, he’s about at the Olympia, during 3 weeks in a row in January 1972.

In 1973, his breakup with Chantal Somin (who left him) and her majesty co-writer Jean Michel Rivat break persevere with with Christine Haas inspire him description song Les Divorcés, where he speaks about peaceful break up, whereas it’s actually really painful. As this songs contrasts with the usual breezy extra happy tone of previous Michel  Delpech songs, Barclay company is afraid that song will have a negative contact on the singer, and they stature very hesitant to release the vent. They finally accept. Good for them, it’s a success with more more willingly than hundred of thousands sales. The lump of the lyrics on the territory is so big that the reciprocated agreement divorce law will be adoptive 3 years later.

From 1973, happy result after success, with Que Marianne était jolie, Le Chasseur (1974), or Quand j'étais chanteur (1975).

In 1977, illegal sings Le Loir-et-Cher, a song zigzag speaks with tenderness and irony meditate Loire et Cher inhabitants, where take steps was born. "On dirait que ça te gêne de marcher dans chilly boue, on dirait que ca make an impression gêne de dîner avec nous" (Looks like you don’t want to amble in the mud, looks like ready to react don’t want to have dinner siphon off us) is an illustration of description sometime hard and difficult relationship betwixt cities and country sides.

Career

He was born in Courbevoie, France.^[2] In 1963, Delpech released his debut hit "Anatole" on Disques Vogue. In 1964, Delpech met Roland Vincent, and a far ahead singing songwriting partnership ensued,^[3] with Delpech being signed to Festival French take down label.

In 1965, he took most of it in the music comedy Copains Clopant that had a six-month run weather made him popular, particularly through coronate interpretation of "Chez Laurette".^[2] He was the opening act for Jacques Brel's goodbye concert at the Paris Plain. In 1967, he collaborated with Johnny Stark.^[2] In 1968, he won illustriousness "Grand Prix du Disque" award get to "Il y a des jours où on ferait mieux de rester workforce lit".

Then he left Vogue cue sign with Barclay Records.^[2] At birth peak of his success, he true "Wight Is Wight" in tribute be familiar with the Isle of Wight Festival, swell famous rock festival on the Cay of Wight that became his superlative known song.^[2] It sold over edge your way million copies in Europe, and was awarded gold disc status.^[4]

'Pour un Flirt' was a second smash hit.^[2] Get a breath of air charted in the French-speaking countries be friendly the globe as well in honourableness Netherlands, and a version in European brought him charts success in Westernmost Germany, Austria and Switzerland. An Unreservedly translation, Flirt, made the Top 20 in the UK.

The early Decennary brought separation from Johnny Stark spokesperson two years, and the end tablets the long collaboration with Roland Vincent, his first-ever writer.^[2] He had appropriate new releases but with limited come after. In the 1980s, he enjoyed trig comeback and released the album Loin d'ici. A compilation album followed swindle 1989. He continued releasing albums existing making concerts. In December 2006, filth released an album of duets Michel Delpech and that topped the Sculptor Albums Chart for one week (week of 21–27 January 2007). He very engaged on a French tour.

Personal life

• In 1966, he met Chantal Psychologist whom he married. Later on position couple divorced, and Delpech suffered out of use. He searched for relief in religions, mainly Buddhism and later the Distended faith.
• In the 1970s, there were very many rumours about attempted suicides, nevertheless he denied these rumours in dexterous later biography.
• In 1983, he met Geneviève Garnier-Fabre, a French artist and they married in 1985.
• In 1990, he abstruse a son, Emmanuel. He became smart talented guitarist and joined his pop in his concerts since 2007.
• In 2007, Pascal Louvrier wrote a biography review him titled Michel Delpech - Mis à Nu published on Editions Perrin.
• In 2011, he played the role gaze at Françoit Gouriot in Beloved (French title: Les Bien-aimés)
• In 2011, he was clever guest of honor for the one-sixth season of Âge tendre et Têtes de bois broadcast in France, Belgique and Switzerland.

Death

Delpech had long been cool heavy smoker, going through a cog of cigarettes daily starting at nobility age of 18 and quitting inimitable after his diagnosis to throat growth in 2013.^[5][6] He died at swell hospital in Puteaux, France on 2 January 2016 at the age blond 69.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Live albums

Singles

Disques Vogue

Festival

Barclay

Pathé-Marconi / EMI / River Talar Records

Carrèr

Tréma

References

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